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University Centre Quayside
University Centre Quayside, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, provides education and training across England, including higher education, degree apprenticeships, vocational qualifications, and management training. In the North East and Tees Valley, we deliver pre-employment and adult learning through partnerships with stakeholders, employers, and the VCSE sector.
Our work in suicide prevention
University Centre Quayside (UCQ) has a dedicated safeguarding team that meets monthly to address safeguarding issues, including mental health and suicide prevention. The team is actively developing a suicide-safer strategy and building connections with support networks.
Trained mental health first aiders are available to support employees and students, and the UCQ website provides links to national and local support organisations. To further raise awareness, several staff members are completing Level 2 Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness certification, with plans to introduce additional training for all staff.
Our current priorities
Current priorities at University Centre Quayside focus on student and employee health and wellbeing by creating a suicide-safer strategy, raising awareness of suicide prevention among staff and students, building connections with support networks, and continuing to deliver first-class education and training
Our current challenges
Isolation, mental health and wellbeing.